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The Most Stunning Marathon Effort In New York Wasn’t The Winner’s
A 21-year-old from Lesotho, a Chinese shoe brand, and a team called McKirdy Trained: the unlikely story behind New York’s most astonishing run.
Running Features
Marathon Running Needs More Races Without Pacemakers
Ten men were still together at 35K in New York and the women’s podium came down to the last 200 meters, while this fall’s fast-course majors were won by 29 seconds and by nearly two minutes.
Elite Runners
Ethiopia’s Anti-Doping Chief Says Athletes’ Evidence in Doping Cases Rarely Holds Up
Mekonnen Yidersal puts the share that is untrustworthy or invented at 89 percent, weeks after the AIU added four years each to the bans of Ruti Aga and Mosisa Siyoum over paperwork it found to be fake.
Elite Runners
Federal Judge Clears Boise State Runners for a Fifth Season the Day Before the Pac-12 Championships
Kaiya Robertson and Nanette Novak were cleared to race on the day their coach had to name his team. The next day they finished second and sixth in the women’s 6K.
Race Coverage
The IOC Confirms Seven Countries Are Bidding for the 2036 Olympics
Germany, Hungary, India, Qatar, South Korea, South Africa and Türkiye made the Oct. 31 deadline, and no other country came forward. A shortlist is due in March 2027.
Olympics
How Andreas Almgren Trained for and Won the New York City Marathon in His Debut
Almgren, a former 800m runner from Sweden, finished in 2:06:01 and covered the second half of the race faster than the first. His training log, lactate readings, watch data and official splits show how he prepared and how the race unfolded.
Michael Doyle
Portaferry Says Goodbye to Ciara Mageean
Young camogie players from her hometown club formed a guard of honor at Tuesday’s funeral, and the priest who had known her since she was eight told mourners how she spent her final weeks.
Elite Runners
What Runners Need to Know About Rhabdomyolysis After Rachel Apa’s Death
A mild version of the muscle breakdown her father says killed the 24-year-old shows up after almost every marathon. The dangerous form is rare, and its warning signs are well documented.
Live from NYC Marathon: Emma Grace Hurley & Clayton Young
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